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== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
- | *[[1619]] - First [[African]] [[slavery|slaves]] arrive in [[Jamestown, Virginia]]. | + | *[[1619]] - First [[African slave]]s arrive in [[Jamestown, Virginia]]. |
+ | *[[1793]] - ''[[Paméla ou la Vertu récompensée]]'' is performed, its authors and actors imprisoned. | ||
*[[1829]] - first issue of French magazine [[Revue des Deux Mondes]] | *[[1829]] - first issue of French magazine [[Revue des Deux Mondes]] | ||
*[[1834]] - [[Slavery]] is abolished in the [[British Empire]]. | *[[1834]] - [[Slavery]] is abolished in the [[British Empire]]. | ||
+ | *[[1966]] - [[Charles Whitman]], America's first [[spree killer]] strikes, killing 14 people and wounding 32 | ||
*[[1981]] - [[MTV]] begins broadcasting and airs its first video, "[[Video Killed The Radio Star]]" by the [[Buggles]]. | *[[1981]] - [[MTV]] begins broadcasting and airs its first video, "[[Video Killed The Radio Star]]" by the [[Buggles]]. | ||
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== Births == | == Births == | ||
*[[1817]] - [[Richard Dadd]], English painter (d. [[1886]]) | *[[1817]] - [[Richard Dadd]], English painter (d. [[1886]]) | ||
*[[1819]] - [[Herman Melville]], American writer (d. [[1891]]) | *[[1819]] - [[Herman Melville]], American writer (d. [[1891]]) | ||
*[[1837]] - [[Mother Jones]], American labor organizer (d. [[1930]]) | *[[1837]] - [[Mother Jones]], American labor organizer (d. [[1930]]) | ||
- | *[[1930]] - [[Pierre Bourdieu]], French sociologist (d. [[2002]]) | + | *[[1930]] - [[Pierre Bourdieu]], French sociologist (d. 2002) |
- | *[[1936]] - [[Yves Saint Laurent]], French fashion designer | + | *[[1936]] - [[Yves Saint Laurent]], French fashion designer (d. 2008) |
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
*[[1987]] - [[Pola Negri]] Polish film actress (b. [[1897]]) | *[[1987]] - [[Pola Negri]] Polish film actress (b. [[1897]]) | ||
* [[2005]] - [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]], Dutch painter (b. [[1920]]) | * [[2005]] - [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]], Dutch painter (b. [[1920]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1619 - First African slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia.
- 1793 - Paméla ou la Vertu récompensée is performed, its authors and actors imprisoned.
- 1829 - first issue of French magazine Revue des Deux Mondes
- 1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.
- 1966 - Charles Whitman, America's first spree killer strikes, killing 14 people and wounding 32
- 1981 - MTV begins broadcasting and airs its first video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles.
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Births
- 1817 - Richard Dadd, English painter (d. 1886)
- 1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891)
- 1837 - Mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)
- 1930 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (d. 2002)
- 1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (d. 2008)
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Deaths
- 1987 - Pola Negri Polish film actress (b. 1897)
- 2005 - Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1920)
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